Mail Call - 2002 Trebuchet Troop Headcounts BAR Smart Bombs Modern Parachutes Boomerangs 2-5 was released on:
USA: 26 January 2003
The trebuchet pouch release mechanism works by using a trigger or lever to release the pouch containing the projectile. When the trigger is activated, it releases the pouch, allowing the projectile to be launched by the trebuchet's swinging arm.
The trebuchet sling release mechanism is responsible for releasing the projectile at the optimal moment during the trebuchet's swing, allowing for maximum distance and accuracy in launching projectiles.
A trebuchet could launch ammunition such as large rocks or projectiles up to distances of over 300 meters, depending on factors such as the size and weight of the projectile, the counterweight of the trebuchet, and the angle of release.
Living Dangerously - 2003 Planes and Parachutes was released on: USA: 2003
Newton's Apple - 1983 Boomerangs Cooking Chemistry Bears 3-5 was released on: USA: 9 November 1985
Beakman's World - 1992 Boomerangs Beakmania and Circus Science 4-9 was released on: USA: 18 January 1997
Little People Big World - 2006 Trick or Trebuchet 3-30 was released on: USA: 31 March 2008
Austin and Ally - 2011 Partners and Parachutes 2-11 was released on: USA: 17 March 2013
The Game - 2006 Parachutes Beach Chairs 4-1 was released on: USA: 11 January 2011
The only difference between a trebuchet and a catapult is a catapult is triggered by a spring mechanism and a trebuchet is triggered by weight placed on the throwing. You put weight on the short end of the throwing arm and your projectile goes in a sling attached to the other end. When you release the throwing arm the weight pulls the long end of the throwing arm and launches the sling over and around the rest of the trebuchet. The weight can be positioned in one of two ways, it can be in a fixed position on the end of the throwing arm then there must be wheels attached to the base of the trebuchet so the swinging of the arm doesn't tip over the trebuchet. The other option is to attach the weight with a swinging mechanism such as a basket attached to the end of the arm.
D-C- Follies - 1987 Reagan Parachutes Into D-C- Follies 1-1 was released on: USA: 15 September 1987
The main parts of a trebuchet include the frame (base and support structure), the throwing arm (long beam that holds the counterweight and projectile), the sling (pouch at the end of the throwing arm that holds the projectile), the counterweight (mass that powers the throwing motion), and the mechanism used to release the sling for launching the projectile.